You know you're a home brewer when?

[stumpie]

When your 1990's garage fridge has been upgraded to have better climate control than your living quarters (constructed in 2011).

 

[timcadieux]

YES... and no?

And yes

 

[timcadieux]

if you've ever used the seat belt in your car to "buckle up" a carboy.....while saying to the carboy" there ya go little fella, don't want you to get hurt".

Not that i've done this....just sayin:d

+1

 

[zmanzorro]

If you've ever used the seat belt in your car to "buckle up" a carboy.....while saying to the carboy" there ya go little fella, don't want you to get hurt".

Not that I've done this....just sayin

Carboys, growlers, six packs ...

Anything with beer in it.

 

[jperry]

How about this one,

When all of your pants start to fit, or be to tight, and you need a bigger pair. I used to need a belt just to keep my pants up.

 

[Vigo_Carpathian]

When you consider drinking store bought beer as "research"

 

[BorealBrewer]

You have colour-coded containers for cervesia, brett, lactic, malo-lactic, and acetic cultures.

My parents always hoped I would pick up some culture when I grew up - they should be proud!

 

[ScottG58]

When it seems like your hobby is really doing dishes and cleaning the garage (where the mash and boil take place) and the basement (where the beer ferments). I spent hours cleaning the mash tun, kettle, fermenter etc. You also know you're a home brewer if you have a hangover, sore back and dishpan hands.

 

[Leadgolem]

When it seems like your hobby is really doing dishes and cleaning the garage (where the mash and boil take place) and the basement (where the beer ferments). I spent hours cleaning the mash tun, kettle, fermenter etc. You also know you're a home brewer if you have a hangover, sore back and dishpan hands.

Definitely been there.

 

[DrunkleJon]

When you have had a really bad day and the only thing that puts a smile on your face is cleaning the kitchen in preparation for tomorrow. I had one of these on Thursday, the world was out to get me. Friday turned my weekend around to awesomeness as I re-brewed my ESB.

 

[Cultkid]

When you get a free beer fridge off Kijiji or Craigslist and after cleaning it you automatically spray it down with Starsan it "just in case"...

 

[jerryteague]

When you dump and wash out the bin you keep dog food in, because you need a swamp cooler. True story. Had to do it tonight because the batch I was gonna keg wasn't quite ready, so no room in the ferm chamber. On a side note, contractor bags work great for storing dog food...

 

[buzbey]

When your main motivation for buying a house is so you can grow hops and have a beer cellar

 

[OrdinaryAvgGuy]

You have only been brewing for less than a month and your spare bathroom looks like this.

 

[oceans11_gt]

When you have 6 cases of beer under your bed, a full wine fridge, a fermenter filled, and still think that you are running low on beer supply.

 

[kombat]

I just got back from a Caribbean cruise. Several of our excursions involved smaller boats, or included beverages. I caught myself admiring some of their Coleman coolers (they used them for holding boat stuff, or the drinks for us vacationers). I kept thinking, "man, that'd make a sweet mash tun." I didn't realize Coleman made a 120-quart cooler. I immediately made a mental note to keep an eye open for one on Kijiji, as my 50-quart can only handle 5-gallon batches and I'd like to try a 10-gallon batch.

 

[adamdillabo]

When you don't mind getting stuck at draw bridge or train tracks cause you get to read though HBT.

Norfolk va. Represent. Way too many tracks and bridges. And now I don't avoid them.

 

[maclaren]

You find a great deal on brew supplies while browsing craigslist, email the seller and then spend 60 minutes hitting REFRESH on your inbox.

Agreed!

 

[unionrdr]

When you still have brain fades while doing something in your brewing process.

 

[WilliamSlayer]

When you have 6 cases of beer under your bed, a full wine fridge, a fermenter filled, and still think that you are running low on beer supply.

Lol, AMEN brother!

SWMBO: "Honey, what's that blinking light over the basement door?"

WilliamSlayer: "Hmmm, the automatic low volume light you say? Best get ta brewin..." (rolls up sleeves)

 

[LTownLiquorPig]

When you still have brain fades while doing something in your brewing process.

You get your weekend batch down Union?

 

[unionrdr]

Nah,I was waitin on the starter to drop from friday. Stuck it in the fridge this morning. Got the spring water & ice a lil while ago to hopefully brew tomorrow. The Cooper's heritage lager can should be comming in tomorrow too for the dark lager recipe.

 

[gibiore]

You keep typing IPA instead of PDF (I'm debating my next brew)

 

[davekippen]

when you pour water in the coffee pot and think that you should make some adjustments to the water chemistry to make the coffee taste just a little better....

 

[BorealBrewer]

You're making spaghetti sauce, and you add basil and oregano at 60 minutes, 30 mnutes, 10 minutes, and flameout.

"Will it ferment?" becomes a family road-trip game.

 

[Leadgolem]

You keep typing IPA instead of PDF (I'm debating my next brew)

Is it taking a class or something? Just what went threw my head when I read that.

You: Hey brew, you're going to be an IPA.
Brew: Nope, hefeweizen.
You: How do you justify the use of wheat in beer with all the starving people in the world?
Brew: How do you justify all that breathing with all the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?

 

[LeBreton]

When your sister texts to say she's taking a tour of Stone Brewery for 'work' (Can't fathom why since she works HR for a large computer company) and needs a couple of smart sounding question to ask to look smart in front of her bosses.

 

[918SoonerBrew]

When your main motivation for buying a house is so you can grow hops and have a beer cellar

Amen brother finding myself in the same predicament!

 

[TNGabe]

When your wife is glad you have bottles that need to carb and that means you'll keep the woodstove going.

 

[Krovitz]

When the power company says you won't have electricity until Thursday night by 11 and you're more concerned over your fermenting brew than your freezing pipes.